An open statement from our President Any Polakowski:

Jean and Philip Chadwick
Following two very successful successive weekends, the PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit and the Selection process
for the NWPA Annual Exhibition, may I thank Philip and Jean Chadwick for the efficient and workmanlike way in which
they were carried out, aided by a team of helpers from across the region. Congratulations.
Andy Polakowski
NWPA President

NWPA 2019 EXHIBITION - Acceptances can be downloaded by clicking here or the Gallery of images can be viewed here.

PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit, Images from the weekend can be seen here : Click here

Thank you to all who helped at the APMs, your assistance made the event run smoothly.

NWPA Print Battle Results

On 6th April at Craig y Don, Llandudno The NWPAs annual Print Battle took place with David Butler of Chorley Photographic Society, being the judge of the day.

PAGB Inter-Federation Competition

I've sent Terry and Christine the letter and guidance I'd like added to the next NWPA newsletter and circulated to all clubs.

The selectors will be meeting in May- date yet to be agreed
Online entry on the PAGB website goes live 19th April and closes 1st June with judging taking place soon after.

Can we please encourage as many members as possible to let us have prints and PDI’s as Id like us to beat last years results. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE

Robin Hood National BPE Exhibition Results

11 NWPA members achieved a total of 38 Acceptances including 4 Awards (all Sharon Prenton Jones).
All Acceptances and Award Winners can be seen here:
http://photoexhib.co.uk/robinhood/results-2019/results.htm

Midland Mono National BPE Exhibition Results

Replacing the Cotswold Mono BPE this is an Exhibition for Monochrome prints.
7 NWPA members achieved a total of 20 Acceptances including 2 Awards (John Bell and Andy Polakowski).
All Acceptances and Award Winners are here:
https://www.midland-mono.co.uk/results/accepted-entries/

Hoylake International Salon Results

8 NWPA members achieved a total of 39 Acceptances including 3 Awards (all Sharon Prenton Jones).
This is an excellent result considering that 4 of the Selectors were from North Wales (Chris Kay, Linda Bell, Lynne Morris
and Susan Clark) and so were ineligible to enter.
A list of the Acceptances can be seen here:
http://hoylakephoto.org/international/

Neath National BPE Exhibition Results

9 NWPA members achieved a total of 41 Acceptances including 3 Awards (Sharon Prenton-Jones, Ken Lester, Andy Polakowski).
All Acceptances and Award Winners can be seen here:
http://photoexhib.co.uk/ndps/results-2019/results.htm

Awards for Photographic Merit in Audio Visual adjudication taking place at Wilmslow on the 18th and 19th May with the possibility of an Advisory Day or evening session.

If you wish to apply for the award – then you need to contact Phil chadwick, the APM Awards Officer as soon as possible.

EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS

The PAGB holds an Inter-Federation Competition/Exhibition each year and, following questions about how the NWPA selects an entry for this and any other external competitions, we have drawn up a Guidance Paper which can be found by clicking here

Distinctions

CONGRATULATIONS: After the Adjudication in South Wales for the Associate of the Welsh Photographic Federation we can add three
more names to the list of successful candidates from North Wales:

NWPA Handbook

PHOTOGRAPHY IS ALIVE AND WELL IN NORTH WALES

This document is intended to provide information on most aspects of club photography

THE NORTH WALES PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION

(www.nwpa.co.uk or www.cffgc.co.uk)

Member of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain

The NWPA was formed in 1981 to represent the photographic clubs of North Wales within the
structure of the PAGB (the national body which co-ordinates club activities in the UK). It was
founded by Ken Worthy, Margaret Salisbury and others to be a separate entity from the Welsh
Photographic Federation, which operates mainly in the South of Wales. There are at present
twenty-four clubs in the Federation. Clubs should include the phrase “Affiliated to the
Photographic Alliance of Great Britain through the North Wales Photographic Association” in
their printed programmes.

The activities of our Federation are overseen by an Executive Committee, which meets four
times a year. The EC consists of:- President; Vice President; Immediate Past President; General
Secretary; Treasurer; Exhibition Secretary; Competition Secretary; PAGB Delegate; Lecturers &
Judges Organiser; Awards Officer, Website Editor & Newsletter Editor plus a delegate from each club. The
role of the delegate is to liaise between their club and the Committee, i.e. to raise any matters
of concern to their club; to seek help or advice; to distribute information and to deliver or
collect prints in connection with folios or selections.

Officers of the EC are elected annually at the AGM, which is held in December.
In addition to looking after our interests on the wider scene, what else does the NWPA do for us
in exchange for the annual fees we pay ? Well, let‟s have a look at these in turn.

NWPA Directory

This is available via the website and provides a list of contacts for every North Wales club and
also shows the Judges & Lecturers available to visit your club. It is essential that the Judges &
Lecturers Organiser, as well as the NWPA Secretary, is advised of all new appointments &
changes. There is always a demand for more lecturers and judges so, if you would like your
name to be included, please contact our Judges & Lecturers Organiser.
Judges & Lecturers listed in the Directory may claim expenses from the clubs they visit. These
should be agreed beforehand and paid on the night. Confirmation letters/e-mails should
always be sent by the clubs, as well as reminders shortly before the event.

The Exhibition

The Exhibition is held annually and has mostly been held at the Electric Mountain, Llanberis. It‟s
your main chance to show your images to other photographers throughout North Wales. Whilst
it is true that the only person that you really have to please with your pictures is yourself, it can be
very encouraging and rewarding to find that others also like your work. Having your work
accepted in exhibitions and, possibly even winning awards, is very good indeed for the ego,
and encourages you to go out and take more pictures.

There are trophies for: Best Monochrome Print. Best Colour Print, Best Projected Image, etc.
With the aid of a Lottery Grant, NWPA now has frames (and storage boxes) and this means that
only mounts sized at 50mm x 40mm can be accepted. These frames are available for clubs to
hire.

The Annual Battle

Known originally as the “Llanrwst Battle”, this event has been a firm favourite among clubs for
many years. All affiliated clubs in North Wales may enter work for this competition, which is
judged by a well known and respected judge. This event is usually held in Llandudno and takes
place around the end of March/beginning of April each year.

The Battle usually takes place around the end of March/beginning of April and the top 2 clubs are invited to represent the NWPA at the PAGB Inter-Club Print Championship at the end of October

There are trophies for the winning club and for the best print.
Make sure that your club is represented.

PDI Challenge

The Challenge is held around October/November and the top 2 clubs are invited to represent the NWPA at the PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship in July at Warwick University.

Entry details are publicised in the Newsletter.

NWPA Newsletters

Newsletters are circulated to advertise events, give news of members, provide reports of club
activities and any other general information.

From the list above, you will see that there are many people beavering away in the background
to ensure that your Federation runs smoothly and successfully. However, no matter how hard
these people work, the final responsibility for the success or failure of the NWPA lies squarely on
the shoulders of the clubs and their members. Unless we, as photographers, produce work for
the various events organised, they will at best be mediocre or at worst will fail.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE OF GREAT BRITAIN (PAGB)

(www.thepagb.org.uk)

The PAGB is the „umbrella‟ organisation for just under 1000 camera clubs. These clubs are
organised into fifteen Federations, one of which is our own NWPA. Like the NWPA, the PAGB is
run by an Executive Committee which meets three times a year. These meetings are attended
by a delegate from each of the Federations.

The PAGB publishes a Handbook biennially, which gives details of all the Federations & their
Judges and Lecturers, as well as a great deal of helpful information and advice. Each club
receives a free copy, as does each Judge and Lecturer. Programme Secretaries find it useful.

The following activities are organised by the PAGB:

Public Liability Insurance.

Public Liability Insurance cover is arranged annually through the PAGB‟s brokers, Darwin
Clayton. The reasonably priced premiums are collected by the NWPA Treasurer each year,
together with the club subscriptions.

Trustee Indemnity Insurance

Trustee Liability Insurance is also arranged through Darwin Clayton and all North Wales clubs are
covered.

Equipment Insurance

This can be arranged independently through the same brokers, Darwin Clayton.

Recorded Lectures

The PAGB runs the Recorded Lecture Service to provide lectures on CD/DVD by well-known
photographers on a variety of subjects and also of the Inter-Federations Exhibitions. Full details
can be found in the centre of the Handbook. With the increased costs of travelling expenses
for visitors, these lectures provide a relatively cheap evening for the programme. Under no
circumstances may these CDs/DVDs be copied. If they are down-loaded into your computer
for the evening, they must be deleted afterwards.

Each year the PAGB puts on an exhibition of the very best of amateur photography in Great
Britain. Federations select work from their member clubs, which is then submitted for selection
for the exhibition itself. The NWPA selection committee meets in early May to choose the entry
to be forwarded to the PAGB by 1st June each year. There is now a Natural History section also.

The Inter-Club Projected Digital Image Championship

This competition is held annually in July at the Warwick University Arts Centre. Two clubs are
invited to represent each Federation. The Federations must nominate their clubs and submit
these names to the PAGB by the end of April. The winner & runner-up of the PDI Challenge are
given first refusal to go. (Round 1 : 8 images, Round 2 ; 8 images, Final(top 8 clubs) ; 20 images
or Plate : 8 images). A bank of 40 images has to be sent on a CD with the entry form
beforehand.

The Inter-Club Print Championship

Similar to the PDI Championship, except that it is held at the end of October/ This used to be
held at Deeside College, Connah‟s Quay, but has now move to Ormskirk. Again, two clubs
represent each federation. The winner & runner-up of the print section of the NWPA Battle are
given first refusal to go. (Round 1 ; 12 prints, Final (top 8 clubs); 15 prints or Plate ; 5 prints)
If you consider that your club would like to represent the NWPA in either of the two
championships, then please tell the EC – via your club delegate – at the March meeting,
because the Battle winners don‟t always wish to compete.

GB cups

The GB Cups for Projected Images are held each January. Clubs enter directly, without any pre-qualification. Awards are made to the winning Clubs. A number of awards are declared for individual images and groups of images.

Any Club may enter either the Open Cup or the Small Clubs Cup. ‘Small Clubs’ refers to the number of entries a Club wishes to submit and not to the number of members in a Club.

Any Club may enter the Nature Cup.

GB TrophyCup

The GB Trophies for Prints are held each November. Clubs enter directly, without any pre-qualification. Clubs may enter the Open Trophy, and may also enter the Nature Trophy. Awards are made to the winning Clubs. A number of awards are declared for individual images. A significant selection of prints are placed in albums for display at PAGB events.

PAGB Awards

The PAGB makes Awards for Photographic Merit (for individuals) at three levels:-

CPAGB

Credit of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain

The standard for this award is that of "good club photography‟. A submission for this award
consists of ten prints or ten PDIs which, are judged individually. See below for judging details.

DPAGB

Distinction of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain

The standard here is that of "national exhibitions‟. The submission this time consists of fifteen
prints or fifteen PDIs, again judged individually.

MPAGB

PAGB – Master of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain

This is the highest PAGB award for photographic merit. The standard is now that of “the highest
quality of UK amateur photography”. Twenty PDIs or twenty prints are submitted for this award
and are again judged individually. To be eligible for this award, entrants must have held the
DPAGB for at least one year.

See Appendices for the North Wales holders of these Awards.

The Judging System

The adjudication panel for the above awards consists of six experienced selectors. For
presentation before the panel, entries are mixed up so that the pictures by one worker do not
follow each other. As the pictures appear before the panel, each judge will award a mark
between 2 and 5. The minimum mark is therefore 12 and the maximum is 30. These scores are
shown electronically and are totalled and recorded by a marker.

In order to gain the CPAGB, an entrant must gain a minimum total of 200 marks, which
represents an average of 20 marks per image.

To gain the DPAGB, a minimum total of 300 marks is required, again an average of 20 marks per
image.

For the MPAGB, the minimum qualifying total is 440 marks. This time it is an average score of 22
marks per image.

Adjudications are normally held twice a year in April and November and are hosted by a
different federation on each occasion. In November 2011 it was hosted by the NWPA. Anyone
may attend an adjudication, subject to the availability of tickets. Indeed, you are positively
encouraged to go along and see the standard of work. These Awards, once achieved, are
held for life.

Details of how to enter may be obtained from the NWPA Awards Officer.

APAGB

The PAGB also presents one other award – the APAGB. This is for outstanding service to a club or
a federation. (more information in the PAGB Handbook) Prospective recipients of this award
are nominated by their club or their federation in confidence. It is an honour not lightly given,
and rewards the recipients for their long and outstanding contribution to their club or federation
or both. So far 11 of these Meritorious Awards have been presented in North Wales (see
Appendices)

e-news

The e-news (free) is issued periodically by Rod Wheelans to circulate all manner of photographic
information relating not only to the PAGB, but also giving details of other events, exhibitions, etc.

To receive a free copy register at www.pagbnews.co.uk

OTHER EVENTS & ORGANISATIONS

FIAP (www.fiap.net)

The Federation Internationale de l‟Art Photographique operates on a world-wide basis in the
same way as the PAGB operates in the UK. It is the global overseer for national bodies in scores
of countries all over the world. Like the PAGB, it organises events and activities and makes
awards for photographic merit - AFIAP, EFIAP, etc. For more details, see the PAGB Handbook.
FIAP also gives its accreditation to very many international exhibitions world-wide, at which it
awards medals and other trophies.

Photographic Society of America (PSA)

This is another organisation which runs exhibitions and gives accreditation to international
exhibitions.

The Royal Photographic Society (www.rps.org) – North Wales Region

The RPS has a North Wales Region, which organises events at which all are welcome whether
RPS members or not.

Collection of currently 22 national exhibitions each year, all giving awards.

United Photographic Postfolios (www.uppofgb.co.uk)

The United Photographic Postfolios of Great Britain (UPP) is affiliated to the Photographic
Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) through the Surrey Photographic Association. The UPP is a
Photographic Club that comes to your door or online at regular intervals. It does not matter
whether your images are prints or PDIs; whether the results are produced on a computer, in a
darkroom or by a third party, you will find something in the UPP for you.

The Celtic Challenge

This is a competition between the Celtic nations of Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of
Ireland, the Isle of Man, South Wales, Cornwall, North Wales. Hosted in rotation by the
participating countries, this is very much a social occasion, accompanied by a good humoured
but seriously contested competition. Each region enters 10 monochrome prints / 10 colour
prints / 10 projected digital images. It takes place in the Autumn and is judged by one impartial
judge.

North Wales Monochrome Group

North Wales & Wirral AV Group

The Welsh Photographic Federation (WPF)

Based in South Wales runs an annual Convention in
Lampeter. NWPA members are invited to enter the Welsh Salon each year, which also has a
section for club entries. They also offer a distinction (Associate of the Welsh Photographic
Federation)

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GENERAL ADVICE TO CLUBS

Presentation of Work - All prints entered for NWPA events should be on mounts of 50 cm x 40
cms and bear the Title, name of Author and the name of the Club. Specifications for entering
projected digital images will be provided on the entry forms of the various
competitions/exhibitions.
Please put your email address on the back of images so that the NWPA competition secretary can contact you if the image is chosen to represent the NWPA in an external competition as a PDI of the image will be needed.

Help with your Programme

Recorded lectures and showing of national and international
exhibitions are available on CD/DVDs through the PAGB Handbook. Many exhibitions
distribute CD/DVDs to their entrants. Persuade your members to enter exhibitions and gain a
free evening !

Co-ordination

Because of the number of events and the problems of geography, clubs are
urged to be aware of the various closing dates and deadlines and to plan well in advance.
Club Representation - Where a member belongs to more than one club, it is strongly
recommended that they decide at the beginning of the club season (probably September)
which club will be able to use their work in battles/competitions for the forthcoming season.

If you require any other information or advice, consult the PAGB Handbook, or one of the Association Officers listed in the NWPA Directory.